C

Carpet:

Nylon fibers from used carpet and/or pre-consumer nylon derived from the carpet manufacturing process are recycled to produce new carpet. Carpet backing and nylon can also be recycled into new backing.

Construction/Demolition (Asphalt Pavement/Shingles):

Materials containing asphalt or shingles; can be used to make new asphalt.

Construction/Demolition (Concrete):

Materials containing Portland cement, mineral aggregates (such as sand and gravel) and water; used in the construction of building, highways, sidewalks, curbs and gutters.

F

Food preparation wastes and uneaten food from households, commercial establishments, institutions, and industries. Food discards can be donated, used for animal feed, rendered, or composted.

G

Glass Containers (Amber):

Brown or amber colored glass used for beverage containers and food jars.

Glass Containers (Clear):

Colorless glass used for glass beverage bottles and food jars. The material is called "flint glass" by the glass industry.

Glass Containers (Green):

Green and blue colored glass used for beverage containers.

Glass Containers (Mixed):

Mixtures of clear, green, and brown container glass.

Glass (Other):

Includes forms of glass not otherwise classified, such as ovenware, drinking glasses, mirror, plate glass with solar shield coatings, etc. These glasses are contaminants to container and window glasses.

H

Known as HHW (Household Hazardous Waste), consists of hazardous waste generated by households.

I

Ink Jet Cartridges:

Cartridges can be refilled and reused or the plastic can be recycled.

L

Leather:

Used leather goods or scrap leather can be made into new leather products.

Lead-Acid Batteries:

Automotive batteries.

M

Metals (Aluminum Cans):

Post-consumer aluminum beverage cans.

Metals (Aluminum Foil):

Aluminum foil.

Metals (Ferrous Scrap):

All scrap iron and low carbon steel, including galvanized steel.

Metals (Non-Ferrous):

Includes all scrap aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, and other non-ferrous.

Metals (Steel Cans):

Includes steel food, beverage, aerosol and paint cans.

Metals (White Goods):

Appliances; these items can no longer be handled simply as scrap metal. Several components, including Freon, PCB containing capacitors and ballasts, mercury switches, and oil from refrigerant compressors, must be handled according to state and federal regulations.

Motor Oil:

Used motor oil; should not be mixed with anything.

O

Oil Filters:

The recommended best management practice for used motor oil filters generated by businesses and institutions is to properly hot-drain and crush the filters to remove as much oil as possible, and then have the oil and metal recycled.

P

Paper (Books):

School or instructional textbooks, consisting of coated bleached sulfite or sulfate papers, printed or unprinted.

Paper (Cardboard):

Known as OCC (old corrugated cardboard). OCC is clean cardboard made from unbleached, unwaxed paper with a fluted (corrugated) inner liner. Waxed cardboard, chipboard and foreign corrugated may be contaminants.

Known as OMG (old magazines). OMG consists of printed and bound publications that are usually sold by subscription or at newsstands. May be made with coated or uncoated paper.

Paper (Mixed Office):

Depends on market specifications. Consists of most paper found in offices, includes the white ledger, computer print out along with various low-value types of paper, such as newspaper, neon colored paper, fax paper, envelopes adhesive labels and old mail.

Known as ONP (old newsprint). ONP has two major sub-grades. No. 8 is sorted newspapers only. No. 6 may have some magazines mixed in and may be tied in bundles or gathered in brown bags. This is material typically generated from curbside collection.

Paper (Paperboard):

Chipboard, used for cereal boxes, beverage can carriers, showboxes, and other food and product packaging.

Paper (Phonebooks):

Outdated or unused phonebooks.

Paper (Pulp Substitutes):

The majority of pulp substitutes are pre-consumer waste, such as cuttings from converting plants. Examples include soft and hard white shavings, envelope cuts, unprinted bleached sulfate, and printing plant scrap.

There are many types of plastics used for industrial purposes. ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) used in a wide range of ways including office business machines, camper tops, etc. PC (polycarbonate) a rigid high performance plastic used in automobile parts such as bumpers, body panels and exterior trim. Acrylic is used in swimming pool enclosures, skylights and lighted signs. Trimmings and scrap form manufacturing processes are often recyclable.

T

Textiles:

Used clothing in good condition and other usable fabrics can be donated for reuse through charitable organizations. Torn or scrap textiles are typically sold to rag companies for processing into wiping cloths to be sold to gas stations, etc.

W

Wood (Lumber):

Used lumber; includes plywood, wood particle board, and shredded lumber.